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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 13, 2019
Rainouts dominated Sunday, which leaves few players to review on the day, but thankfully it’s Monday, so we have leaderboards! Also, happy birthday to my daughter Ivy! As we do each Monday, we’ll take a look at the minor league leaders at each level and then overall (through Saturday’s games): AAA AVG – Yordan Alvarez .398, Austin Dean .392, Yonathan Daza .388, Corban Joseph .385, Jake Elmore .380HR – Kevin Cron/Austin Riley/Yordan Alvarez 14, Josh Van Meter 13, Matt Davidson/Jacob Wilson 12SB – Oscar Mercado 14, Rajai Davis 12, Myles Straw/Jorge Mateo 11, Christian Colon/Monte Harrison 10ERA – Zac Gallen 1.14, Elieser Hernandez 1.16, Asher Wojciechowski 1.97, Jake Woodford 2.04,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 12, 2019
A big night for many players around the minors finished out the week on Saturday across the minors. Hitters AAA Abraham Almonte, Reno, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, K, HR, 3 SB Andres Blanco, Gwinnett, 3-4, R, RBI, BB Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, HR Mike Ford, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, K, 2 HR Taylor Gushue, Fresno, 3-3, R, 2 RBI, HR Aaron Hicks, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 3-4, 3 R, RBI, 2 2B, HR, SB Sam Hilliard, Albuquerque, 2-4, R, RBI, K, 3B, SB Jason Martin, Indianapolis, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Wyatt Mathison, Reno, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 11, 2019
Balance seemed the name of the game to close out the first full week of May, as many hitters offered both a stroke of power and a stolen base as well, even some unusual contributors in either category! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 3 RBI, BB, 2B Franklin Barreto, Las Vegas, 2-3, R, 2 BB, K, SB Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 3-4, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, 2 HR Michael Brosseau, Durham, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 HR Willi Castro, Toledo, 4-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 3B, SB Austin Dean, New Orleans, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Adam Duvall, Gwinnett, 2-5, R, 2 RBI,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 10, 2019
The big performances on Thursday may not have been from some of the big names around the game, but they were impressive all the same, such that a pitcher tossing 6 no-hit innings with 9 strikeouts wasn’t even the best pitching performance of the day! Hitters AAA Mandy Alvarez, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 2-4, R, 2 2B Jorge Bonifacio, Omaha, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B Ryan Court, Tacoma, 1-2, 2 R, 2 BB, 3B, SB Jonathan Davis, Buffalo, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, 2 K, HR Rajai Davis, Syracuse, 3-5, 2 RBI, K, 2 2B, SB Mauricio Dubon, San Antonio, 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2B, HR Phillip Ervin, Louisville,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 9, 2019
Another night, another no-hitter, something happening at a frequent rate this year in the minor leagues. Stick through the roundup today for a very fun video lead-in to the projected starters for today, courtesy of my friends at Prospects Live! Hitters AAA Brandon Barnes, Columbus, 2-4, 2 RBI, BB, K, 2 2B Wynton Bernard, Iowa, 2-4, R, RBI, 2B, HR Gregor Blanco, Syracuse, 1-3, R, 2 BB, 2 K, 2B, SB Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, K, 2B, HR Alex De Goti, Round Rock, 4-5, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B, SB Jake Elmore, Indianapolis, 2-4, R, 2 2B Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 2-5, 2 R, 3…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 8, 2019
Gavin Lux continued his huge hot streak and the Blue Jays top pitching prospect had his first start at the Double-A level on a busy Tuesday! Hitters AAA Anthony Alford, Buffalo, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, BB, 2B, 3B Bobby Bradley, Columbus, 4-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, 2 HR Yonathan Daza, Albuquerque, 2-5, 2 RBI, K, 2B, SB Ryan Goins, Charlotte, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, BB, 2 2B Nick Gordon, Rochester, 2-4, BB, K, 2B, 2 SB Gorkys Hernandez, Pawtucket, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, HR, SB Mikie Mahtook, Toledo, 4-4, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2B, 2 SB Matt Reynolds, Fresno, 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Austin Riley,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 7, 2019
The Giants had two outfield prospects combine for 5 home runs on Monday on a day with a number of doubleheaders, yet still more rainouts as the spotty weather spring continues! Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 2-4, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Wynton Bernard, Iowa, 3-3, 3 R, 2 RBI, BB, 2B, SB J.P. Crawford, Tacoma, 4-5, R, 6 RBI, K, HR Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 2-3, R, RBI, BB, K, 2B, HR Chris Dominguez, Fresno, 5-6, 2 R, 5 RBI, K, 2B, HR Yadiel Hernandez, Fresno, 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 3 BB, K, HR Marty Herum, Reno, 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR Tim Lopes, Tacoma, 1-1,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 6, 2019
It was a big Sunday for performances! We had a perfect debut, a cycle, monster performances from guys with family name recognition and prospect ranking recognition, and much, much more!! Hitters AAA Abraham Almonte, Reno, 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, HR Jeff Bandy, Nashville, 3-3, 3 RBI, 2B Willie Calhoun, Nashville, 3-6, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, HR Daz Cameron, Toledo, 2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 K, 2B, HR Kyle Garlick, Oklahoma City, 4-5, 3 R, 6 RBI, K, 3 HR Carlos Gomez, Syracuse, 3-4, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Luis Gonzalez, Louisville, 3-4, R, RBI, 2B Zach Green, Sacramento, 2-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Kyle…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 5, 2019
A number of hitters on the cusp of the major leagues in AAA had big days, and Luis Robert finally got his first AA hit as we look into yesterday’s action and prepare for today: Hitters AAA Yordan Alvarez, Round Rock, 3-4, 2 R, BB Michael Gettys, El Paso, 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, BB, K, 2 HR Trent Giambrone, Iowa, 2-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, K, 2 2B Nick Gordon, Rochester, 2-5, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B, SB Keston Hiura, San Antonio, 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB, 2B, 2 HR Jorge Mateo, Las Vegas, 3-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, HR, SB Danny Mendick, Charlotte, 3-4, 2 R,…
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Minor League Baseball Daily Thread for May 4, 2019
Another major prospect debuted on Friday as Nick Senzel was part of an early Cincinnati rout, but the Giants came back and eventually won the game 12-11 in 11 innings. Senzel started in center field and went 1-5, scoring a run, and posting a pair of walks and strikeouts each. Hitters AAA Jim Adduci, Iowa, 2-5, R, 2 RBI, K, 2B, HR Greg Allen, Columbus, 2-4, 2 R, BB, K, 3B, SB Rob Brantly, Lehigh Valley, 2-2, R, 3 BB, 2 2B Travis Demeritte, Gwinnett, 3-5, R, 3 RBI, 2 2B Isan Diaz, New Orleans, 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, K, HR Tommy Edman, Memphis, 3-6, 2 R, 3…
